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METS CHAT ROOM: Game #113; struggling in the desert.

It didn’t seem that long ago that a five-game winning streak briefly showed the Mets with signs of life in their increasingly remote chances of playing October baseball.

Let’s face it, ain’t happening. Also not happening is Gary Sheffield. He won’t start tonight, either, but is available as a pinch hitter like last night.

The Mets go into tonight’s game at Arizona losers of nine of their last 12 games. With the offense on life-support, the rotation has responded with a 5.57 ERA in that span.

At one time, June 7 after throwing seven shutout innings against Washington, was 5-1. He takes a 7-6 record and 5.08 to the mound tonight.

Last Thursday, Hernandez gave up seven runs in five innings in losing at San Diego. He has given up seven runs or more in three of his last six outings. Lifetime, Hernandez is 10-6 with a 3.51 ERA against the Diamondbacks, but his history over the past two months is a greater measure of what to expect.

99 thoughts on “METS CHAT ROOM: Game #113; struggling in the desert.”

I see Anderson Hernandez is being punished for showing up all of his teammates the last two and breaking team rules by getting base hits. Its really nice to see Jerry continually lie about playing guys who are hot. I guess he’s punishing Hernandez for making the totally assinine assum,tion that the first baseman would be covering first base aon a double play grounder to the pitcher!!!!

1) Lastings Milledge of the Pirates making a leaping catch to rob a Rockie of a home run.
2) Rudy Guiliani is at Chicago for the Phillies game. I wonder if he’s trying to persuade the citizens of the Windy City to destroy their 100 year old ballpark to install a $1.3 billion monstrosity like he and his successor did in the Bronx??
3) Real awful job by the NFL/Direct TV jacking up the Sunday Ticket from $159 to $280.

21. we can talk about the three team race in the NL East. Braves are led by rookie Hanson with 7 wins. Phillies are led by rooie Happ with 8 wins I think. Marlins I don’t know who brought them back… But where are our rookies? Five years and Omar has brought up Pelfrey the bust, Joe Smith the bust in Clevelenad, Nick Evans who vanished, and Murphy the bust and Parnell the ??… Where is our Hanson and Happ? Low minors Ha…Its a 20 year plan.

Rubin in the Daily News today let us know why the Mets keep promoting front office personnel from within the org. To bring in a GM from outside they would have to hire a whole new staff and that would be too expensive. This may be the most depressing news yet.

ed (62): Murphy hasn’t played to the high expectations, but he has played well enough at first to where that position shouldn’t be an offseason issue. I believe there are more important holes to fill, beginning with two starters.-JD

(64) I would have no problem with Murphy at 1B if they sign a power bat LF – traditionally though in the NL the power bat is the 1B. without an all or nothing HR threat without the DH the dynamics of the line-up is drastically changed

It will be interesting to hear the crowd reaction when the team returns home. I wonder if Citi Field will be enough of a distraction to take the fans’ attention away from the field. If it were Shea there would be venom spewed.-JD

I do suggest they bring in a veteran 1b to mentor him – his over agressiveness and lack of fundies – needs to be addressed- I suggested bringing in Rich Aurilla for the rest of the year – he’s about to be cut and would be a good mentor

ed (65): Part of the assumption in my original statement is there would be an increase in power with Beltran’s return and hopefully a return to normal by Wright. Left field is another hole I would rate ahead of first base. I would like to see more power from Murphy, but that should come as he matures.-JD

74. Nope, have you? This year I went to see the Mets in DC, Baltimore and Pittsburgh. I usually go to one Giants game a year. Maybe I’ll go to 2 to replace a trip to Queens. No more dough for AAAA players. At least play kids like the D backs are doing.

(69) Jd – I consider Wright, Beltran, Francoeur line-drive hitters with enough power to hit homeruns. Beltran as the closest to a true power hitter ( just my opinion). delgado in 2006 early 2007 was the last time they had a true home run hitter that changed the way pitchers approached the line-up a Pujhols, Gonzalez, Howard, Dye, Dunn type. A guy who draws walks, protects the hitters around him and if you make a mistake doesnt get a hit puts it over the fence. whether it’s LF or 1b they need it

(86) people in the park will be die hards – so Im sure somebody will get basted – I have tickets on staurday night and gave my thur. tickets away -co-worker Philly fan I couldn’t bear to see in person let him have the tcikets

Its time to forget the FA routine. Its a loser. Unless you gonna pay Yankee bucks, its a loser. Give up a year and let these kids develop. Then you fill a hole here and there with a FA. This lets get everybody who’s a FA but ewho’s cheap ain;t ever gonna do it.

To think I used a vacation day for this. Actually I just needed a three day weekend. I didn’t have any urge to see this game. Tomorrow’s/today’s game will be to see if the Mets can hold onto 8th place in the wild card race over the D-Backs. Maybe I’ll change the oil in the car instead.